Émile Louis Picault (1833-1915) The sower of ideas Bronze with brown patina Signed " E. PICAULT" on the front left side of the terrace Inscribed in the open book: "AUX QUATRE VENTS DU CIEL IL SEME LES IDEES, GERMES DE L'AVENIR, E.P" (To the four winds of heaven, he sows ideas, seeds of the future) Titled on the front in a cartouche " SEMEUR D'IDEES / Par E. Picault (Mentionné au Salon) ". Bears the mention " Salon Des Bx Arts " on the left side of the terrace H. 51, 5 cm Dusty, formerly mounted with electricity, damaged socket Related work : Émile Louis Picault, The Sower of Ideas, bronze, signed "E. PICAULT", inscribed "AU QUATRE VENTS DU CIEL, IL SEME LES IDEES GERMES DE L'AVENIR, E.P", H. 45 cm, Chambéry, musée des beaux-arts, inv. M1418. This is a reduction of the bronze group Le Livre exhibited by Émile Picault at the Salon des artistes français in 1896.